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Monday, November 30, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — I am one of the privileged few to have attended a local public university and learned the meaning of hate, thanks to the ever popular Biro Tata Negara.

All undergraduates were forced to attend this programme or else they would not be eligible for graduation.

Muhyiddin has defended the BTN courses. — File pic

The BTN under the Prime Minister’s Department brought in “intellectual” speakers who were supposed to enlighten the students about the meaning of being a Malaysian but instead it felt more like a communist propaganda camp brainwashing those attending about the importance of “Ketuanan Melayu”.

The lecturer even failed one of his students in his oral exam when he quoted a Western scholar in his presentation.

“You should be ashamed of yourselves. You are a Muslim and should only use Islamic scholars,” he scolded the student.

I was personally saddened when my Islamic law lecturer compared Christianity to Head & Shoulder’s 3 in 1 shampoo in referring to the religion’s Holy Trinity.

I feel that racism has been institutionalised in our country and that BTN is only the tip of the iceberg.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin defended BTN yesterday and claimed that it was not racist but is in line with the 1 Malaysia concept.

I have to humbly disagree and would like to suggest maybe the ministers should bring their overseas children home and let them have a taste of what BTN is.

2 comments:

This is indeed very true. A friend of my who attended an induction following his appointment into service as a Federal Officer confirmed that what was narrated by Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani is indeed true. It's nothing but racist … it’s all about ‘Ketuanan Melayu’.

According to him, the various races attending the program were initially very friendly but at the end of the BTN, they became suspicious of each other. This is against the very principles of 1Malaysia.

How can we then expect the 1Malaysia to succeed if this has been concertedly perpetuated by the very institution that is supposed to promote the 1Malaysia?

With this new development, 1Malaysia is a doomed, a gimmick created by AMNOS, its a propaganda nothing but a bullshit, "Ketuanan Melayu" go to hell, not welcome in Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak). So what are we waiting for! Blow the wind of change now in Borneo and get ready for the GE13 and let us pray daily that there will a bold leader that can lead us to the promise land.